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Udalguri girl to play in sub-jr Assam boxing team

UDALGURI::Phulmoni Daimari, a Class VIII student of UdalguriGirls’ Higher Secondary School of Udalguri district, has been selected in the ten-member girls’ sub-junior Assam boxing team. The team was selected by the Assam Amateur Boxing Association ( AABA) for the 1st BFI Sub-junior Girls’ National Boxing Championship. To be hosted by the Maharashtra Boxing Association (MBA), the Boxing Federation of India’s first Sub-junior (U-15) Women National Championship has been scheduled to be held at Nagpur in Maharastra from September 2 to September 7, 2018.

Meanwhile, after her selection for the State boxing team, Phulmoni Daimari was felicitated by the teachers and students of Udalguri Girls Higher Secondary School on Monday to encourage her so that she along with the other team members of the State can bring laurels to the district and the State delivering their best in the forthcoming national championship.Phulmoni Daimari’s coach Dhaneswar Basumatary, who runs the Dhaneswar Basumatary Boxing Training Centre, Udalguri, informed that she is being imparted all possible training for the forthcoming championship.

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Recipient of The Annual Colosseum Awards 2014 & 2015 (by The Assam Tribune group), Shajid Khan is a journalist based in Tangla.In his stint of journalistic experience he has contributed numerous political, socio-political stories for bountiful national,international as well as Assam based publications. He also pens down analytic commentary on print and web based publications.